O*NET-SOC 27-1025.00

Interior Designers

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.008/2024
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.008/2024
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.008/2024
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2024
Coordination2.B.1.b3.7508/2024
Service Orientation2.B.1.f3.7508/2024

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Fluency of Ideas1.A.1.b.14.1208/2024
Originality1.A.1.b.24.1208/2024
Near Vision1.A.4.a.14.008/2024
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2024
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2024
Visualization1.A.1.f.24.008/2024

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).Core2508/2024
Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.Core2508/2024
Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.Core2508/2024
Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.Core2508/2024
Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.Core2408/2024

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Artistic5.6711/2023
Realistic4.4311/2023
Conventional3.7311/2023
Enterprising3.3411/2023
Investigative3.1811/2023
Social2.7911/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.